Professional qualifications can boost your income and create job opportunities you might not have thought possible before. Believe it or not, but studying can also be good for your physical and mental health; an active brain tends to be a healthy and longer-lived brain.
So, what professional qualifications are available to study part-time?
This is not an exhaustive list, but a quick survey of just some of what many colleges and providers offer to give you a flavour of the wide range that is available:
• Accounting (AAT/ACCA) – Level 2, 3, 4 • Beauty Therapy and Make-up – Level 2, 3 • Business – Level 2, 3, 5 • Counselling – Level 2, 3, 4+ • Customer Service – Level 2 • Dental Nursing – Level 3 • Health & Safety – Level 3, 5 • Human Resources (CIPD) – Level 3, 5 • Insurance – Level 6 • Law/Legal Executive (CILEx) – Level 3, 4, 6 • Management (iLM or CMI) – Level 5 • Marketing (CIM) – Level 4, 6 • Motor Vehicle – MOT Tester Training • Plumbing – Level 2, 3 • Teaching/Teaching Assistant – Level 3, 4, 5+
For more details
If you know what vocational area you are interested in, a really good place to start would be the professional body for that area. Search online for the ‘Accountancy professional body’, for instance.
Another route would be to talk to your local
college or university and find out what professional courses they can offer. There are also lots of part-time leisure courses available, too, so part- time study could be a route to a new hobby as well as a new job!
Our tips to succeed in studying part-time
Get organised:
Working, studying and having a life can make you feel rushed off your feet so learn to prioritise, manage your time and occasionally learn to say no!
Build your supporters:
Family, friends and colleagues can be a big asset in helping you stay on track. Even little things like explaining to your workmates why you always need to leave promptly on Tuesdays, or getting your family to give you some time to work on assignments, will make a big difference to how you feel about your course.
Work in bite-sized tasks:
Sometimes, completing a full qualification can feel very daunting so it might help to just focus on the next task and the next deadline. You can climb the mountain, but you only have to do it one step at a time!
Remember why you’re doing it: Keep your motivation up by remembering why you decided to do the course in the first place. Whether your ambition is a promotion at work, being able to look after your family or simply learning a new skill, hold on to the vision of you doing that. And, perhaps think about how you might reward yourself when you’ve been successful!
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